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The new system of supplying Philadelphia with water from the Schuylkill and Wissahickon without the aid of steam power proposed by James Haworth
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Wz* .235
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haworth, James.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Haworth, James.
- Water-supply--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Water-supply.
- Reservoirs--Philadelphia.
- Water-supply--Philadelphia.
- Schuylkill River--Power utilization.
- Local Subjects:
- Haworth, James.
- Reservoirs--Philadelphia.
- Water-supply--Philadelphia.
- Schuylkill River--Power utilization.
- Physical Description:
- 43 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : John P. Murphy, Printer, 1875.
- Summary:
- "A commentary upon Mr. James Haworth's memorial to the Honorable the Select and Common Councils of the city of Philadelphia, by John W. Nystrom, civil engineer."
- Contents:
- On the water supply of Philadelphia / by John W. Nystrom
- The miniature turbine water wheel.
- Notes:
- Concluding statement, p. 25-26, by James Haworth.
- Local Notes:
- Inscribed: G[eorge] H. Kennedy.
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